Three separate shootings, one murder, blocks apart in a New Orleans East neighborhood

Three separate shootings, one murder, blocks apart in a New Orleans East neighborhood

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Updated: 11:43 AM CST Dec 5, 2017

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WEBVTT IN THE CERT -- SHERWOOD FORESTSUBDIVISION, THREE SEPARATESHOOTINGS LEFT TWO INJURED ANDONE PERSON DEAD.THE FATAL SHOOTING HAPPENED ATMAJOR AND PRESSBURGER AT 7:00A.M.ONE PERSON, WHO HAS NOT BEENIDENTIFIED WAS SHOT AND KILLED.>> IT'S CRAZY, BECAUSE IT'S AQUITE NEIGHBORHOOD.NEIGHBORLY COMMUNITY, PEOPLEKNOW ONE ANOTHER.TRAVERS: THE TWO OTHER SHOOTINGSTOOK PLACE AROUND 3:00 A.M., AND3:40 A.M.BOTH THE BOAT SHOT WERE TAKEN TOAREA HOSPITALS, THEIR INJURIESREPORTED TO BE NOTLIFE-THREATENING.NEIGHBORS SAY THIS AREA ISUSUALLY QUIET AND OVERNIGHTSHOOTINGS REALLY HAPPENED.>> WE NEED TO BE SAFE.WE HAVE ELDERLY FOLKS MOVINGINTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Three separate shootings, one murder, blocks apart in a New Orleans East neighborhood

Investigators with the New Orleans Police Department are trying to determine if any of the cases are related.

The shooting at Major Drive and Pressburg Street left one person dead.

According to police, one person, who was identified, was shot and killed.

It happened around 7 a.m.

The two other shootings took place at 3 a.m. and at 3:40 a.m. at Tynecastle Drive and Pressburg and at Nottingham Drive and Pressburg.

Both people shot were taken to the hospital, their injuries were reported to be non-life-threatening.

Neighbors said the area is usually quiet, and overnight shootings are strange.

"It's crazy because it's a quiet neighborhood where people know one another and something like this never happens here," said Paulette Duplessis, who lives In Sherwood Forest.

All cases are under investigation.

Many people living in the area just getting back home and on their feet. The area was hit hard during the tornadoes that touched down in February, forcing many to make major repairs and renovations to their homes.